Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia
Slovakia: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia peaked at 8.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2017.
Slovakia ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.3% | — |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More poverty & inequality data for Slovakia
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region 12.2% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 20.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 11.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region 16.7% (2025)
- Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region 7.0% (2025)
- Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region 5.9% (2020)
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 14.8% (2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 28.8% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 10.9% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Slovakia was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2017.
- How does Slovakia rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Slovakia ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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